Displaced civilians and refugees who fled during the conflict, as
well as those who remained in the areas where hostilities have taken
place, are in continued need of humanitarian assistance. Some also remain vulnerable to ethnically motivated attacks.
After months of increased tension, and recent low-level hostilities,
the conflict between Georgia and the breakaway region of South Ossetia
escalated in the early morning of 8 August 2008.
Amnesty International calls on all sides in the conflict in South Ossetia to fully respect international humanitarian law and as such, to ensure that civilians are protected from hostilities. The same standards must also be respected in other related hostilities reported to be breaking out in the Kodori Gorge in Abkhazia, another disputed region of Georgia.
Amnesty International has called on all sides to the conflict in South
Ossetia to fully respect international humanitarian law in order that
civilians are protected from hostilities.
Despite the storm force winds and heavy rain, Amnesty International
members held a vigil outside the Embassy of Georgia in London on
Tuesday.
Europe has taken a further step towards protecting people who have been
trafficked with the entry into force of a new convention.
